In line with New York Home Fashions Week, which runs Monday, Sept. 10 through
Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012, The Home Fashion Products Associations (HFPAs) Young
Professionals (YoPros) will hold a panel discussion featuring industry leaders
speaking on a range of topics from retail strategy to multi-national manufacturing. The discussion on Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012, takes place from 4 to 5 p.m. at the 230
Fifth Avenue Rooftop.
The panel includes: Steve Elias, president, Louisville Bedding Company and Nina
Nadash, home textiles merchandiser, Lenzing Fibers, with moderators Andrea
Bruckner, vice-president sales, Home Source Brand, Home Source International and
Louis Hornick III, chief operating officer, Louis Hornick & Company.
Immediately following the YoPros event, Keith Sorgeloos, president/ceo, Home
Source International and president, HFPA, and Nancy Golden, senior vice-president
marketing, Welspun USA and membership chair, HFPA, will host a features and
benefits session for companies interested in learning more about membership in
HFPA.
The YoPros session is free to employees of HFPA member companies and $50 for
non-members. The HFPA Membership Drive segment is free.
The HFPA Young Professionals Committee is co-chaired by Andrea Bruckner and
Louise Hornick III.
For more information, contact HFPA headquarters at 212-297-2122.